VIKING HIBERNO-NORSE ENAMELLED MOUNT 8th-9th century AD A rectangular enamelled bronze mount of slightly convex section; square central raised panel with raised rectangles and enamelled infill; plaque separated into zones by a saltire with raised pellet detail, each zone decorated with interlocking triangles (upper and lower) and knotwork (left and right); chamfered border, two pierced lugs to the reverse. 44 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Fine condition. Provenance From an old English collection; acquired in the 1970s. Literature Cf. Youngs, S. (ed.) The Work of Angels: Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th Centuries AD, London, 1989, p.61, item 52. Footnotes The enamel is in the characteristic coral-red and amber-yellow of early medieval Irish tradition.
VIKING HIBERNO-NORSE ENAMELLED MOUNT 8th-9th century AD A rectangular enamelled bronze mount of slightly convex section; square central raised panel with raised rectangles and enamelled infill; plaque separated into zones by a saltire with raised pellet detail, each zone decorated with interlocking triangles (upper and lower) and knotwork (left and right); chamfered border, two pierced lugs to the reverse. 44 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Fine condition. Provenance From an old English collection; acquired in the 1970s. Literature Cf. Youngs, S. (ed.) The Work of Angels: Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th Centuries AD, London, 1989, p.61, item 52. Footnotes The enamel is in the characteristic coral-red and amber-yellow of early medieval Irish tradition.
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